On my tour there were actually no couples on the tour, if there were people together they were usually friends of the same sex, and really wanting to meet new people.

I know that not have ANY couples is likely a rarity, but from what I heard there isn’t usually a large presence of them, and if they’re going on the tour in the first place they’re probably really easy going and outgoing.

I think contiki’s the best way to go it alone. I did a month long European in ‘06, and will be doing a New Zealand and Australia one next month. It takes the burden out of figuring out how to get around unfamiliar places, especially if you’re a solo female traveller. It’s nice because you can go off on your own, or stay with a big group, or with one person – whatever you’re in the mood for that day. I like that there were so many people from all over the world on the tours. I am from the US and there was not one single other American, so that was a nice cultural change – on top of experiencing so many other countries cultures that we travelled through. I say do it!

Hey all! I went on a 3 week Australia tour by myself in April and I absolutely loved it! By far the majority of people were travelling alone, but you really didn’t think about it because everyone made friends so quickly. The best thing about Contiki is that you spend lots of time with the group, so you naturally make friends, plus you’re put in a room with 3 others usually, so it’s so easy to meet people.

It’s natural to be a bit worried before you leave as you’re heading into the unknown, but you’ll have an amazing time.

We had a couple of people who were travelling with another friend, and we had one honeymooning couple, but that was it. On a full coach, at least 95% of people had come by themselves.

By the end of the trip, I’d got really close to 2 other people on the tour, and we actually met up in London the other weekend, which was brilliant. I’m now also in a relationship with someone I met on tour, which just goes to show that you never know who you might meet on Contiki!!